Fence-post.



, the nature ofwhich Y 1n thhccompanyin drawings, Figure 1 is through .the post and anchor 1n hn'efwith one of the fasteners; ,vFig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view` of one of part, as shown.l The of thepost, said distance varying 1 said sectionsk eing llocated on .citizen of theUnit'ed States, residing at Pittsl to the aceompan'yin' drawings.,

showing fencewires connected thereto.

sponding partsin'all the fi ures.

UMTED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE MOSES E. JOHSON, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

FENCE- Application lod November 7 Tous@ it may concern: Beit that I, Moses E. JOHNSON, a

burg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Fencefloshof which the following is a specification, reference being had therein This invention re ates to fence-posts, the object of therinventionbeing to rovide a solid, firm, andreliableall-rnetal ence-post which may driven into the round without thenecessity ofgdigging a ole therefor and which when Iso driven'into the ground Ais h'lyl braced by means of the anchorce hereinafter particularly described, sto withstand the strain produced by the orfrom any other cause inA any direction. ri i .-'With the 'above and other. objects in view, will more fully appear as the description', roceeds, the invention consistsin the novel) construction, combination, Ynl arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully scribedri'lllustrated, and claimed.

a perspective view 'of a ence-post constructed in accordance with the present invention and l Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal l cross section the anchorseetions. vLike'refe'rence numerals designate corref-*ffThe fencefpost Contemp ated in this invention consists of a solid bar of metal, preferhbly steel, which is T-shaped in cross-section, as shown, or, other words,said ost comprises theflat body art 1l and the at flan e 2, extending centra lyl awayfrom the body body part 1 'may be of any Width and thickness, vaccording to requirements, and the same is true of the flan e 2. The post ma also be made of any suit-4 able length, the ower extremit of the post being shar ened or beveled, as siiown at'3, to more easi y'penetrate the round, and thetop ofthe post being cut oilg square to adapt the ost to be driven into the ground'by a man l.or sledge or other suitable implement'. At a suitable distance above the lower ond according to `the nature' of the soil and other'y conditions, there is arran ed' an anchor made in sections, opposite sides Specification of Letters Patent.

,1905. Serial No. 286,267.

POST.

.Patented March 6, 1906.,

post, while the other part of the L-shaped 1 and flange 2 of the post,

dy is substantially.'coextensive in width with the width of the body 1 ol' the post'at one side of the flange 2. Extending outward from the body 5 are wings 'or flanges (i, and said flanges are set to diverge not only with Arespect to each other, but when the anchor is in place with respect to the line of' the fence and the .line of normal strain produced by the tension of the line-wires on the post. Two of such anchor-sections are employed, and theV body parts 5 thereof are secured' to the opposite sides of the flange 2 of the post by fastenings 7, preferably rivets, which are inserted through the body parts and the anchorlseetions and also t rou l1 the flange 2 oi the postas close as practicable to the body 1 of said post, so as not to weaken the postin any way. In fact', the post is materially strengthened and reinforced by means of the arie lorsections and the manner in which the, saine are bent to engave the post and fast yned thereto, thus giving the greatest strengt 1 to the post at a point near the surface of the round, where the post is naturally subjecte tothe greatest strain. The lanchor is so located with respect to the height of the ost that i-t usually occu ies a osition severa inches below the su ace o the ground. The outer edges of the wings are inclined or beveled, as shown, to facilitate their entrance into the earth as the post is driven into place. It will also be observed that the win sof one anchorsection flare or diverge 'witg respect to the wings of the other anchorsection, and thus it matters not in what direction the strain may be applied to the post said anchor wholly compensates for the strain and relieves the lower end of the ypost, which extends down ward considerably below the surface ol the ground, Y

` The fence liner wires. 8 extend directly across the ed e of the ila e 2 incontaet therewith, an each of said ine-wires is secured in the flange 2 bv means of a 4'wireclip or tie 9, bent around t e line-wire, as shown at 11.

' Thelpos/t hereinabove described, en ac- IIO count of thel anchor referred to, is adapted to take strain irrespective of the direction in which the strain comes. The anchor also serves to reinforce the post adjacent to the surface of tbc ground, the oint Where the greatest strength is require The Wings of the anchor also prevent undue strain from being applied to the bottom of the post below the anchor.

i claimm 1. The combintion of ay metal fence-post T-shaped in cross-section, and n metal Innchor embodying diverging sheet-incisi wings disposed cdgewisc vertically und :i body part connecting the wings and l'nstcncd ilo-twise to the flange of the post.

2. The combination of s meta-l fence-post iT-shaped in cross-section, and n sheet-metal anchor embodying two sections each having diverging -wings disposed edgewisc vcrtically and n body part connecting said wings7 the body parts of the Mellor-sections being festcned to the iinnge of the post et opposite sides bj, the saine lnstonings.

3. The combination of n lneinl fence-post T-shnped in cross-section, ond e smet-metal 'sieren anchor embodying diverging wings disposed edge-wisc vertically and a body part connectingT the wings and fastened to the flangel of the post and having a shouldereo engage nient with the body of the post.

el. The combination of ,e metal fence-post T-shnvpcd in cross-section, and a sheet-metal anchor embodying diverging Wings disposed edgewise vertically and a body part connect ingr the wings and fastened to the Hang@ of the post said body part being angular and secured in he angle between the body and flange of the post.

5. The combination of a metal fence-post 'lf-shaped in cross-section, and n sheet-metal anchor embodying a body pert fastened to the flange of the post and Wings disposed edgewise vertically and extending outward from the body and standing oblique with respect to the body and flange of the post.

In testimony whereof aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

A MOSES E. JOHNSON. Witnesses: i

JAMES A. MoKnAN, C. A. REYNOLDS. 

